… from Mecca (video). Just a few million of the world’s nearly 2 billion Muslims standing to observe the late-night Taraweeh prayer this past Ramadan. Pretty good English translation of the Arabiyya, for friends seeking to gain a sense of the beauty. I especially love the scenes in which the camera focuses on the Quran page from […]
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We’ve all heard it before in various forms, but to paraphrase what someone said during one of our recent Focolare meetings: It’s not a matter of loving G-d up there in the clouds, but loving G-d right there in front of you. As in your neighbor. As in your loved ones. As in sacrificing your […]
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(Another original from I21 in The Coastal Star) How prayer would manifest in a municipal setting was my question when I learned that Delray Beach would host a National Day of Prayer observance in front of City Hall. The event, celebrated nationwide on the first Thursday each May, was established by Congress to encourage Americans […]
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We begin with G-d’s name, the Merciful Benefactor, the Merciful Redeemer. This is a meeting place for folks who are making the Golden Rule real, not just an ideal. What’s your spiritual path? Judaism? Christianity? Islam? Buddhism? Hinduism? No particular ism? As human beings we must learn to live together, or fall together. Interfaith21.com promotes […]
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